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A cable fitting for connecting a high-voltage cable to a high-voltage
component
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present disclosure relates to a cable fitting for connecting a high-
voltage cable
to a high-voltage component. Such a cable fitting usually is designed as a
cable
end termination, in particular as a high-voltage outdoor cable end termination
for
application in a voltage range from 52 kV up to 1100 kV. The cable end
termination can also be designed as a high-voltage indoor cable end
termination,
typically for a transformer or for a high-voltage gas-insulated switchgear
component.
In general the high voltage can range from at least 1 kV to more than 1200 kV.
Furthermore the cable fitting is typically designed as a high-voltage cable
end
termination but can also be designed as a high-voltage cable joint.
Most of the cable fittings are designed as high-voltage outdoor cable end
terminations and are made with a hollow-core insulator which is filled with
insulating oil. The cable is fixed to a base part of the cable end termination
by
means of a cable clamp and enters the interior of the cable end termination
through an elastomeric stress-relief cone. The function of the stress-relief
cone is
to provide a smooth transition of the very high electric field in the electric
insulation
of the cable into a much lower electric field in the interior of the cable end
termination. The cable end termination is built as a hollow-core insulator
closed at
its bottom by the base part of the cable end termination and at the top by a
head
electrode. In the head electrode the end of the conductor of the cable is
stripped of
its insulation and is electrically connected to a bolt of the high-voltage
terminal of
the cable end termination. The hollow-core insulator is filled with insulating
oil. The
oil serves both to provide sufficient dielecrtic withstand to the electric
field around
the stress-relief cone and around the insulation of a current path which
passes the
cable end termination and to transport heat generated by the electric losses
in the
cable end termination outside towards the external surface of the cable end
termination.
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Oil filing poses a number of disadvantages. Filling of a cable end termination
or
any other cable fitting, like a cable joint, with oil has to be done on-site
at the
construction spot and requires special care to assure cleanliness of the
filled oil
and to avoid risk of oil spill and contamination of the outer parts of the
cable fitting
and of the environment. A risk of oil leakage and, in consequence, of
environmental pollution persists also in operation during the service of the
cable
fitting. Oil typically is not fire-resistant which poses a risk of fire or
even explosion
in case of a failure of the cable fitting.
In order to improve most of the afore-described properties of the cable
fitting, like
the high-voltage cable end terminations or the high-voltage cable joint, a
liquid-free
dry insulation is substituted for the filled oil all-over in the device.
Known dry high-voltage cable end terminations and cable joints typically
comprise
coaxially arranged around an axis a rigid conical insulator, an electrically
insulating, elastomeric stress-relief cone matching the rigid conical
insulator
through a conical interface and an axially aligned current path. The current
path
connects a cable conductor, which is encased in an insulation of the cable, to
a
high-voltage current terminal arranged on top of the rigid conical insulator
and
which is provided for connection to the high-voltage component. During
operation
the current path in general continuously conducts a rated current.
The rigid conical insulator can be configured as a condenser core and then
comprises a plurality of at least two electrically conductive field-grading
layers
which are arranged concentrically around the axis and a rigid polymeric matrix
which embeds the field-grading layers. The condenser core usually is
manufactured in resin impregnated paper (RIP) technology in which a number of
layers of paper is wound onto a mandrel of cylindrical shape. During the
winding,
when defined diameters of the wound paper are achieved, electrically
conducting
layers, typically in the form of sheets of aluminum foil, are inserted between
the
layers of the paper to form the cylindrical field grading layers. The number,
the
insertion diameters and the dimensions of the field-grading layers are
adjusted to
the size of the HV component and to its performance parameters so as to ensure
a proper grading of the electric field in the device. The mandrel, together
with a
wound core comprising the wound paper and the enclosed field-grading layers is
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placed in a cylindrical mould which is filled with a hardenable resin. During
the
filling process the paper is impregnated with the resin. Following the
complete
filling and impregnation of the wound core the resin hardening process is
carried
out. Hardened resin together with the paper and the foil form a material with
high
mechanical resistance and good electrically insulating properties, which are
required for the condenser core. After the resin is hardened, the condenser
core is
machined to the desired shape of the rigid conical insulator.
There is known a number of solutions providing such a dry cable fitting. Some
of
these known solutions are discussed as follows.
PRIOR ART
EP 1 774 632 B1 describes a high-voltage outdoor cable end termination in
which
SF6 gas or a gel-like insulating medium replaces the filling oil. However, the
SF6
gas poses risks related to environmental pollution in case of leakage, whereas
the
gel-like insulating medium typically comprises a low breakdown strength and
thus
requires the diameter of the insulator to be very large. These properties
combined
with the low thermal conductivity of the materials replacing the filling oil
limit the
thermal transport of the heat generated in a current path of the cable end
termination and thus limit the maximal electric current rating of the known
cable
end termination.
A fully solid-state-insulation high-voltage cable end fitting, like a cable
end
termination and a cable joint, is described in EP 0 731 994 B2. The described
cable fitting consists of a rigid insulator and a matching cable connector
featuring a
stress-relief cone with elastomeric insulation. The matching of the rigid
insulator
and the elastomeric stress-relief cone may be done according to an inner cone
resp. to an outer cone interface, wherein the elastomeric stress-relief cone
fits into
a hollow conical space within the rigid insulator resp. the rigid insulator
fills a
hollow conical space in the elastomeric stress-relief cone.
In an embodiment configured as an outdoor cable end termination the rigid
insulator features a conductor of a current path, which together with the
rigid
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insulator is covered with a rubber sheath forming an outdoor insulator. The
current
path is electrically connected to an end section of the cable conductor within
the
rigid insulator. The rigid insulator can feature a non-linear material which
forces
spreading of the equipotential lines of the electric field, thus reducing the
axial
component of the field. However, the cable end termination lacks any means for
reducing the radial component of the electric field within the rigid
insulator.
A similar solution of a high-voltage outdoor cable end termination featuring
the
inner cone type of interface, is described in EP 1 254 497 B1 and EP 1 269 594
Bl.
However, this solution comprises a strong electric field in the region of the
stress-
relief cone. The strong electric field decreases slowly towards the outer
surface of
the known cable end termination and, in consequence, a large insulation
thickness
is needed in order to achieve a strength of the electric field outside the
cable end
termination not exceeding values which could cause corona discharges. This
makes the external terminal diameter of the cable end termination large and
requires large amounts of insulating material for its manufacturing. Moreover,
the
components of an electric contact arrangement between a conductor of the rigid
part and the cable conductor make the diameter of the current path locally
much
larger than the diameter of a conductor integrated in the rigid insulator.
This pushes
the electric field even more outside and requires an additional increase of
the
diameter of the cable end termination. Furthermore, the electric resistance of
the
contact arrangement causes the generation of additional heat. The ability to
evacuate this heat outside of the termination is limited due to the large
thickness of
the insulation thus, in turn, limiting the maximal current rating of the cable
termination.
DE 199 45 148 Al discloses a further solid-state-insulated high-voltage
outdoor
cable end termination. The cable end termination comprises an outdoor
insulator
which encloses a condenser core with concentrically arranged electrically
conductive field-grading layers. The layers are positioned around a conductor
extension running centrally through an outdoor insulator. The conductor
extension
.. at its bottom end has a contact socket for receiving a matching plug of a
cable
connector with an outside cone and at its top end has a head electrode for
connection to a high-voltage power application. The condenser core, the
conductor
extension and the contact socket are embedded in a hardened polymeric mass
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which together with the outdoor insulator forms a rigid insulator with an
inside cone.
The conductor of the high-voltage cable is electrically connected to the
contact
socket by means of the matching plug. The field-grading layers form a
capacitive
field-grading system which makes the radial component of the electric field
inside
5 the rigid insulator of the known outdoor cable end termination more
uniform. The
axial component of the electric field at the outer surface of the rigid
insulator is also
made more uniform. The field at the end of the cable is shaped by a stress-
relief
cone which matches the rigid outdoor insulator through an inner-cone-type
interface. The capacitive field grading solves the problems listed for the
afore-
discussed cable fittings only partly. The minimum diameter of the field-
grading
system is limited by the large diameter of the electric contact formed by the
socket
of the conductor extension and the plug matching it. This again makes the
outer
diameter of the termination large and at the same times poses strong
limitations on
the ability to remove heat from the socket-plug contact and from the conductor
extension.
DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a cable fitting of the
afore-
mentioned type which is small-sized and which at the time is capable to carry
high-
rated continuous currents.
The invention supplies a cable fitting for connecting a high-voltage cable
having a
cable conductor and a cable insulation, which encases the cable conductor, to
a
high-voltage component. The cable fitting comprises coaxially arranged around
an
axis a rigid conical insulator, an electrically insulating, elastomeric stress-
relief
cone matching the rigid conical insulator through a conical interface and an
axially
aligned current path which connects the cable conductor to a high-voltage
current
terminal arranged on top of the rigid conical insulator and provided for
connection
to the high-voltage component. The rigid conical insulator is configured as a
condenser core and comprises a plurality of electrically conductive field-
grading
layers which are arranged concentrically around the axis and a rigid polymeric
matrix which embeds the field-grading layers. A section of the cable
conductor,
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which is stripped-off the cable insulation, extends from the conical interface
to the
high-voltage current terminal and forms the current path. The condenser core
comprises an axially aligned tubular duct which receives the stripped-off
section of
the cable conductor and which passes two opposing front faces of the condenser
core.
The cable fitting according to the invention distinguishes over prior art
cable fittings
with a small electric resistance of the current path which is formed as an
uninterrupted cable conductor having a well-defined constant cross-section and
running through the condenser core without any electric connection, thus
having
small ohmic losses and generating small amount of heat. Another advantage is
the
small diameter of the current path of the cable fitting on the whole length of
the
condenser core thus allowing for a small diameter of the innermost field-
grading
layer and, in consequence, a small diameter of the whole condenser core. This
allows for manufacturing the condenser core using less amount of insulating
material and also decreases the radial thermal resistance of the condenser
core
improving its ability to dissipate heat from the cable conductor running
through the
condenser core. The small ohmic losses of the current path combined with the
large ability to dissipate heat from the current path allow for a significant
increase
of the current rating of the cable fitting when compared to the known
constructions.
These advantages are particularly beneficial for a cable conductor which is
formed
as a conductor of segmented type. Such conductors are typically installed in
AC
cables of highest current ratings and are optimized so that the increase of
the AC
resistance due to the skin effect is minimized. Hence, the ohmic losses under
AC
current are also minimized and are much smaller compared to those in a rod or
tubular conductors applied in known constructions.
In a preferred embodiment of a cable fitting according to the invention a gap
in the
tubular duct between an outer surface of the cable conductor and an inner
surface
of the condenser core can be filled with a thermally conductive material. An
advantage of such an embodiment is the decreased overall radial thermal
resistance between the conductor and the outer surface of the cable fitting
which
leads to a higher heat dissipation rate of the cable fitting and to a higher
current
rating.
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The thermally conductive material can comprise at least one of a solid, a
powder
or a gel. The solid material can comprise at least a hardened resin, in
particular on
the basis of an epoxy, a polyester or a polyurethane, or an elastomer, in
particular
on the basis of a silicone, or a polyurethane. The hardened resin can comprise
a
thermally conductive filler, in particular on the basis of a powder comprising
a
mineral, like quartz, a metal, like copper or aluminium, a nitride, like
silicon nitride
or boron nitride, on the basis of fibres, like carbon fibres or nanofibers, or
on the
basis of nanotubes. The powder material can comprise at least one of a silica
sand, in particular quartz sand, or a metallic powder comprising metal grains
or
spheres. The gel material can comprise at least one of a silicone gel or a
polyurethane gel.
The condenser core can comprise an electrically conducting central tube which
forms an outer surface of the tubular duct, and the high-voltage current
terminal
can be fixedly secured to a top end of the central tube and can be
electrically
connected to a free end of the stripped-off section of the cable conductor.
The
central tube facilitates the mounting of the high-voltage current terminal and
at the
time favors the dissipation of heat generated in the section of the cable
conductor
running through the condenser core. The central tube can be connected to an
innermost of the plurality of field-grading layers.
The central tube can run down from the high-voltage current terminal at most
to
the upper edge of the innermost field-grading layer. The diameter of the
innermost
field-grading layer then can be made smaller than the outer diameter of the
central
tube, thus resulting in a smaller overall diameter of the condenser core resp.
of the
cable fitting.
In order to enable outdoor applications of the cable fitting an external
insulator can
be molded directly around the outer surface of the condenser core.
The condenser core can comprise a net-shaped spacer, which is wound in spiral
form around an axis. Each of the plurality of field grading elements can be
inserted
between successive windings of the spacer, and the polymeric matrix can
penetrate the spacer and can embed the spacer and the field-grading layers.
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The elastomeric stress-relief cone can be part of a stress-relief element. The
stress-relief element can comprise the elastomeric stress-relief cone and a
housing which encloses the elastomeric stress-relief cone. An upper part of
the
housing on the one side can comprise a first opening, which receives a conical
lower end of the condenser core and on the other side can be fixedly secured
to a
mounting flange supporting the condenser core. A lower part of the housing can
comprise a second opening, which receives a section of the high-voltage cable
and a cable clamp, which fixes the cable to the housing.
In order to achieve a uniform distribution of the electric field inside and
outside of
the cable fitting the elastomeric stress-relief cone can comprise coaxially
arranged
an elastomeric insulator, a deflector and in case of a conical interface with
an
outer cone with respect to the condenser core additionally a connector shield
which surrounds an end section of the cable insulation and an end section of
the
outer cone of the condenser core at a joint between these two end sections.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
These and other characteristics of the invention will be clear from the
following
description of preferential forms, given as non-restrictive examples, with
reference
to the attached drawings, wherein the figures 1 to 5 each show a view on a
section
extended along an axis A of one of five embodiments of the cable fitting
according
to the invention each of which being shaped as high-voltage cable end
termination.
DETAILD DESCRIPTION OF PREFERENTIAL EMBODIMENTS OF THE
INVENTION
In the figures same reference symbols are used for identical parts and
repetitive
reference symbols may be omitted.
The five cable fittings shown in the figures 1 to 5 are configured as high-
voltage
cable end terminations, each of which comprising coaxially arranged around an
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axis A a rigid conical insulator which is designed as a condenser core 10, an
electrically insulating, elastomeric stress-relief cone 20 matching the
condenser
core 10 through a conical interface 30 and an axially aligned current path.
The
conical interface 30 forms a joint having a substantially conical shape. The
substantially conical shape can taper along the axis A linear (forming a cone
as
defined in mathematics) or can taper according to any further function, for
instance
like a parabola, which allows the formation of the conical interface 30 when
the
condenser core 10 and the elastomeric stress-relief cone 20 are plugged
together.
The current path connects a cable conductor 42 of a high-voltage cable 40 to a
high-voltage current terminal 43 which is arranged on top of the condenser
core 10
and which is provided for electrical connection to a high-voltage component,
like a
high-voltage outdoor line, a transformer or a component of a gas-insulated
switchgear arrangement. If the cable fitting is configured as a cable joint
the high-
voltage component is formed as a second cable.
The condenser core 10 comprises a tubular duct 11 which is aligned along the
axis A und which extends from a front face 12a arranged on a lower end 15 of
the
condenser core 10 through the whole length of the condenser core to a front
face
12b arranged on an upper end 16 of the condenser core. The tubular duct 11
receives a section 41 of the cable conductor 42 which is stripped off the
cable
insulation 44, which passes the two opposing front faces 12a and 12b of the
condenser core 10 and which forms a current path for the current rated to the
cable end termination. The condenser core 10 comprises a plurality of at least
three electrically conducting field-grading layers 13a, 13b and 13c, which are
arranged concentrically around the axis A. A rigid polymeric matrix 14 embeds
the
field-grading layers 13a, 13b and 13c. The innermost field-grading layer 13c
is
electrically connected to the section 41 of the cable conductor forming the
current
path and thus is kept on high-voltage potential, whereas the outermost field-
grading layer 13a is electrically connected to a rigid metallic mounting
flange 50
which his kept on ground potential. The remaining intermediate layers 13b are
kept on floating potential such that the set of the field-grading layers form
a
capacitive field-grading system.
The condenser core 10 is fixedly secured to the mounting flange 50 which can
be
used to attach the high-voltage cable end termination to a support. The upper
end
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or any
further symmetrical shape. The lower end 15 of the condenser core 10 is of
conical shape and forms an outer cone (as shown in figures 1 to 3) or an inner
cone (as shown in fig.5). The lower end 15 matches the stress-relief cone 20
5 through the conical interface 30.
The stress-relief cone 20 is enclosed in a housing 61 of a stress-relief
element 60.
An upper part of the housing 61 comprises a first opening which receives the
conical lower end 15 of the condenser core 10 and which is fixedly secured to
the
mounting flange 50. An lower part of the housing 61 comprises a second opening
10 which receives a section of the high-voltage cable 40. A cable clamp 62
serves the
fixing of the cable 40 to the housing 61.
In order to achieve a uniform distribution of the electric field inside and
outside of
the cable end termination the elastomeric stress-relief cone 20 comprises
coaxially
arranged an elastomeric insulator 21 and a deflector 22, the lower end of
which
being connected to an end section of a conductive or semiconductive layer
arranged on the outer surface of the cable insulation 44.
If the conical interface 30 comprises an outer cone with respect to the
condenser
core 10 (embodiments according to figures 1 to 4) the elastomeric stress-
relief
cone 20 further comprises an electrical conducting or semiconducting connector
shield 23 which surrounds an end section of the cable insulation 44 and an end
section of the outer cone of the condenser core 10 at a joint 70 between these
two
end sections. The stress-relief cone 20 can be made using known technologies
such as multi-step molding of electrically insulating material (elastomeric
insulator
21) and conducting or semiconducting elastomeric material (deflector 22,
connector shield 23).
The stress-relief element 60 has a hollow space matching the lower conical end
15
of the condenser core 10 through the interface 30 which in case of the
embodiments according to figures 1 to 4 is of outer cone type and in case of
the
embodiment according to fig.5 is of inner cone type. The conical interface 30
is
achieved with a pressure which urges the conical surface of the elastomeric
stress-relief cone 20 against the conical surface of the lower end 15 of the
rigid
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condenser core 10. The pressure is generated with a compression system which
excerts force on the elastomeric stress-relief cone 20 resp. on the interface
30.
The condenser core 10 can be produced using the technology described in WO
2006/010280 and WO 2007/068130, in particular it can be manufactured by
.. winding sheet-like net-shaped spacer around a mandrel or around the central
tube. The field-grading layers are inserted between the layers of the spacer
sheet
material during the winding process. The wound core is subsequently
impregnated
with a hardenable resin, typically an epoxy resin comprising inorganic filler
particles, and hardened. Detailed materials possible to be used are listed in
WO
2006/010280. The application of inorganic filler particles in the epoxy resin
has the
advantage of increasing the thermal conductivity of the material building the
condenser core 10, thus allowing for higher rate of heat transfer from the
cable
conductor 42 towards the outside environment and consequently for a
possibility
to apply higher current ratings. Alternatively the condenser core 10 can be
produced using resin-impregnated paper technology in which crepe insulating
paper is used as the spacer sheet material.
In the five embodiments of the high-voltage cable end termination according to
figures 1 to 5 the uninterrupted section 41 of the cable conductor 42 running
through the cable end termination keeps the electric resistance in the cable
end
termination small. Thus the ohmic losses and the generation of heat within the
cable end termination are kept small.
Furthermore the small diameter of the current path resp. of the stripped-off
section
41 of the cable conductor 42 on the whole length of the condenser core 10
allows
a small diameter of the innermost field grading layer 13c and, in consequence,
a
small diameter of the whole condenser core 10. This allows for manufacturing
the
condenser core 10 using less amount of insulating material 14. This material
decreases the radial thermal resistance of the condenser core 10 and thus
improves its ability to dissipate heat from the current path resp. the
stripped-off
section 41 of the cable conductor 42.
A cable end termination with an additional improvement of the ability to
dissipate
heat is shown in the embodiment of the invention according to Fig.2. In this
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embodiment a gap 17 between the outer surface of the current path resp. the
stripped-off section 41 of the cable conductor 42 and the inner surface of the
condenser core 10, which borders the tubular duct 11 to its outside, is filled
with a
solid, powder or gel material which increases the radial thermal conductivity
between the stripped-off section 41 of the cable conductor and the condenser
core
10. The examples of the materials that can be used for the gap filling are as
follows.
Solid materials:
- hardenable resins, e.g. epoxy resin, polyester resin, polyurethane resin,
- elastomeric materials, e.g. silicone elastomer, polyurethane elastomer,
the above-mentioned resins or elastomeric materials filled with a thermally
conductive additive such as e.g. quartz, copper,
aluminum, silicon nitride, or boron nitride powder, carbon fibers, nanofibers
or
nanotubes.
Powder materials:
- quartz sand or other silica sand,
- powder consisting of metal grains or spheres.
Gel materials:
- silicone gels, polyurethane gels.
The advantage of this solution is the decreased overall radial thermal
resistance
between the current path and the outer surface of the cable end termination
which
leads to higher heat dissipation rates and higher current ratings of the cable
end
termination resp. the cable fitting.
In the embodiment shown in fig.3 the condenser core 10 comprises an electrical
conductive central tube 18 which typically is made of a metal, like an
aluminum
alloy, and which forms the outer surface of the tubular duct 11. The high-
voltage
current terminal is configured as metal fitting 43 and is mechanically fixed
and
electrically connected to the upper end of the central tube 18, typically by
means
of screwing. At the same time the metal fitting 43 also makes an electric
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connection to the current path resp. to the stripped-off section 41 of the
cable
conductor 42, typically by screwing or crimping.
The central tube 18 is electrically connected to the innermost field-grading
layer
13c by means of a short high-voltage conductor 181 providing high-voltage
potential to this layer. The metallic mounting flange 50 which can be made of
an
aluminum alloy is electrically connected by means of a ground connection 182
to
the outermost field-grading layer 13a and provides ground potential to this
layer. A
section of the outer surface of the condenser core 10 extending from the front
face
12b down to the upper edge of the mounting flange 50 is covered with an
external
insulator 19 with a number of sheds providing sufficient creepage length for
wet or
polluted environments. The external insulator 19 is molded over the condenser
core 10 and typically is made of a silicone elastomer. In this embodiment of
the
cable end termination the gap 17, here arranged between the outer surface of
the
current path resp. the stripped-off section 41 of cable conductor 42 and the
inner
surface of the central tube 18, is filled with the material for increasing the
radial
thermal conductivity between the stripped-off section 41 of the cable
conductor
and the tube 18 resp. the condenser core 10.
The embodiment shown in fig.4 differs from the embodiment according to fig.3
in
that the central tube 18 is arranged only in the top part of the condenser
core 10
and extends close to the top end of the innermost field-grading layer 13c to
which
the lower end of the central tube 18 is electrically connected by means of the
short
high-voltage connection 181. Thus the diameter of the innermost field-grading
layer 13c can be made smaller than the outer diameter of the central tube 18.
For
that reason the condenser core 10 and thus the cable end termination comprise
a
smaller overall diameter than in the embodiment according to fig.3.
In the embodiment presented in fig.5 the condenser core 10 comprises a hollow
space in its lower end 15. The stress-relief cone 20 is configured as an outer
cone
and matches the hollow space of the condenser core 10. Thus the condenser core
10 and the stress-relief cone 20 are joined with an interface 30 of the inner
cone
type. The stress-relief element 60 is held in position with a compression
system 63
which excerts force on the elastomeric stress-relief cone 20 resp. on the
interface
30 towards the upper end 16 end of the condenser core 10 resp. of the cable
end
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termination. The interface 30 of the inner cone type completely eliminates the
use
of the connector shield 23 as afore-described in the embodiments according to
figures 1 to 4.
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List of Reference Signs
10 condenser core
5 11 tubular duct
12a, 12b front faces
13a, 13b, 13c field-grading layers
14 rigid polymeric matrix
15, 16 ends of the condenser core
10 17 gap
18 electrically conductive central tube,
19 external insulator
elastomeric stress-relief cone
21 elastomeric insulator
15 22 deflector
23 connector shield
conical interface
high-voltage cable
41 section of the cable conductor 42
20 42 cable conductor
43 high-voltage current terminal
44 cable insulation
mounting flange
stress-relief element
25 61 housing
62 cable clamp
63 compression system
joint
181 high-voltage connection
30 182 ground connection
